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OBJECT TYPE: Framed/illustrated
DATE: 1968–1989
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0963.001

MANUFACTURER: Douglas Aircraft Co. of Canada Ltd.
MODEL: Main Landing Gear Support Fixture
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Paper panel; card stock backing; wooden frame; steel nails & hanging hardware; glass.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 53.2 cm
Width: 43.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 1.5 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Douglas
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 first flew in 1968; production was stoped in 1989
Canada: Unknown
Function: Display; commemorative; promotional.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Text below picture reads: "DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY/OF CANADA LTD./TORONTO"; text occupying right half of panel reads: "MAIN LANDING GEAR/SUPPORT FIXTURE/This main landing gear support fixture/illustrates the increases in size, weight/and strength of passenger jetliners/which have taken place in recent years./Similar support fixtures attached to the/rear spar of each wing of the DC-10 are/designed to absorb landing weights of/more than 100 tons each./Fabricated from aluminum forgings, the/support fixtures weigh 628 lbs. each./Each forging is subjected to more than/150 different manufacturing operations./Wings for the McDonnell Doughas DC-10/passenger jetliner are manufactured by/Douglas Aircraft company of Canada Ltd."
Missing: N/A
Finish: Balck printed text on white background; colour picture; black painted frame; clear glazing.
Decoration: Image at upper left shows a side view of a DC-10 airliner parked on a runway. The starboard landing gear is circled.

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Douglas Aircraft Co. of Canada Ltd., Panel, text, between 1968–1989, Artifact no. 1997.0963, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0963.001/

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